Encompass Health (EHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Encompass Health (EHC) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.38 for Q1 2026, up 167.42% on a YoY basis from 0.14 in Q1 2025, and up 135.58% quarter-over-quarter from 0.16 in Q4 2025.

Encompass Health (EHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Encompass Health has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.38 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 167.42% year-over-year to 0.38; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.24 (up 44.05% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.16, down 7.12% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.38, up from 0.16 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 4.3 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.48 in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.54 across 5 years, with a median of 0.19 in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 2484.69% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 219.04% in 2022.
  • Encompass Health's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.4 in 2022, then surged by 824.08% to 2.92 in 2023, then slumped by 93.58% to 0.19 in 2024, then declined by 13.06% to 0.16 in 2025, then surged by 135.58% to 0.38 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.38 (Q1 2026), 0.16 (Q4 2025), and 0.23 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn 0.21
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.13
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 0.39
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.38
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.04
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.04
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 0.60
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.11
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.00
10 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 3.59 Bn 3.54 Bn 170.47 Mn 0.81

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.38
Dec 31, 2025 0.16
Sep 30, 2025 0.23
Jun 30, 2025 0.15
Mar 31, 2025 0.14
Dec 31, 2024 0.19
Sep 30, 2024 0.14
Jun 30, 2024 0.25
Mar 31, 2024 0.15
Dec 31, 2023 2.92
Sep 30, 2023 0.23
Jun 30, 2023 0.52
Mar 31, 2023 0.12
Dec 31, 2022 -0.40
Sep 30, 2022 -0.48
Jun 30, 2022 4.30
Mar 31, 2022 0.20
Dec 31, 2021 -0.28
Sep 30, 2021 0.41
Jun 30, 2021 0.17